“How to Feed the World and Cool the Planet: Soil Is the Solution” Press Briefing was also co-sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture, The Rodale Institute, Organic Consumers, Regeneration International, and The Sierra Club.

Organizers of the briefing issued a statement that read: “Hope for the future depends on reversing three disturbing trends: dangerous concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, skyrocketing rates of diet-related diseases, and rapidly vanishing natural resources, especially water. These problems have one thing in common: They can’t be solved without soil. We might take dirt for granted, but we can’t do much without it. In this briefing, experts will explain how our ability to feed the world and cool the planet depends on how we care for the soil.”